Archive for July, 2006

Finally! Wireless in Linux

Published July 17, 2006 Linux 1 Comment

I have been trying to configure the wireless settings at my friends place for a few days now and today I finally got it.


ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
ap_scan=1
network={
proto=WPA
mode=0
key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
ssid="theSSID"
psk="thePassword"

The problem was that I was trying to configure it as WPA2 because in the Intel PROSet/Wireless configuration it stated that it was “WPA2-Personal” as the Network Authentication type. It was only after I tried using the Microsoft Wireless configuration that enables me to select the wireless access point (WAP) and then input the keyphrase that I realised it was WPA. Strange. Must be the SMC wireless router or something…

2 Timothy 3:7

Published July 15, 2006 God , Life Leave a Comment

Resumed my 1 year schedule to finish the bible today after quite a long break. I admit at times I was too lazy to pick it up again due to the extra length of time it takes to read and digest much more material compared to my QT materials. Anyway hit the verse as follows
2 Timothy 3:7 “always learning but never able to acknowledge the truth”.
This verse means quite a lot to me because it seems to be talking about my life in my first 2 years of university. I always wanted to learn something. Something that I could use in life or at least put to good use. There are times in my life where I’ve been running the rat race of obtaining knowledge and learning, but never seeking and finding the truth. I think it doesn’t help being in Singapore with the fast pace of life here that seems to be pushing you here or there. Just need to take a step back and take a breather. I’m not saying it’s wrong to pursue knowledge but as always there is a time and place for everything. God gave each of us talents and we need to nuture and use those talents but we should not let them become something that distracts us and takes our focus away from Jesus. Lesson 1 of the ooo-some YDM L.I.F.E. youth camp about eyes and how to affix them on Jesus. Let not the distractions take a hold of your life and focus on what needs to be done. Focus on the giver not the gifts, i.e. focus on God.
Have a blessed weekend people =)

Convocation in a few hours

Published July 13, 2006 School Leave a Comment

I’m getting ready to go to my convocation. Got the clothes on, got the gown in the bag, got the camera, got the extra batteries. Don’t have a larger CF card for the camera though but I think 80 photos should be more than enough. It’s a strange feeling. 4 years and it wraps up in just this 1 day. Student life ends, employment life begins well currently more like unemployment life begins. Well should be having my holiday here until the end of the month then it’s back home to work. Though I always wanted to work here after graduation I had a thought come to my mind about 1 year ago that kind of said like “why don’t you go back home?”. A voice in my head. So it may seem like the thoughts of a loon but I believe it was God telling me to go back for a while. I may not know what’s in store for me but I do this.
Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
So I shall go home and see what plans are in store for me and where I shall be headed in the future. I could come back to Singapore to work, I could stay back home in Brunei to work or I could even end up somewhere else doing who knows what work that only God knows. I shall follow my shepherd wherever He shall lead me. So Lord I offer my life to You, everything I’ve been through, use it for Your glory. In Jesus name, Amen.

Portable applications

Published July 9, 2006 Computers Leave a Comment

Just came to me that I would like to have portable applications running on a USB drive. So in my search I refer to The Portable Freeware Collection which has a whole lot of free portable applications. An in the process I think I found my almost perfect file manager called tabbyFile.

My current list of applications are as follows:

  1. Browser & Email client: Opera-USB
  2. FTP server: Baby FTP Server | Quick ‘n Easy FTP Server Lite
  3. FTP client: FTP Wanderer
  4. HTTP file server: HFS
  5. Telnet/SSH Client: PuTTY
  6. Compression/Extraction: Portable7zip
  7. MSN messenger: PixaMSN
  8. MD5 integrity utility: MD5 checker
  9. Text Editor: Notepad++
  10. BitTorrent client: uTorrent
  11. Offline browser: HTTrack
  12. Audio recording/editing/encoding: Audacity

That’s the current list for now but will be updating as the list grows as I’m sure it will.

Digital camera hunt

Published July 3, 2006 Life 2 Comments

I’m my current state I almost bought a digital camera yesterday. I guess ever since I got back from my short trip back home I realised that I want to take photos for keepsake purposes so with that I kind of got into a digital camera hunt yesterday…. online =p So I kind of narrowed it down to like the following Canon cameras: Powershot A430 (4 megapixels) , Powershot A530 (5 megapixels). Powershot A540 (6 megapixels). The only real difference is the megapixels and I guess price. So I just went out to look at the prices yesterday. The A430 is going for around ~S$280 and is bundled with a 512MB SD card and a bag. The A530 was around ~S$360 with the same bundle. This being my first real digicam I thought I would just start low and actually S$300 is more or less my price point for gadgets like PDA’s, phones, handheld consoles and digicams. Perhaps I’m a bit stingy with the money but I also feel its not really worth paying so much for a gadget, plus if anything happens it won’t cost that much to replace. Anyway I was a good thing that I decided not to buy it yesterday as my sister says she has an old Nikon camera that I can use. Kind of felt it was too rushed to buy it, guess it was God telling me there is a way to get a camera without paying for it =D. As Dominic shared before how God not only just provides but helps you save money ;-). She says its the Nikon Coolpix 3200 which seems pretty good for a novice like me. So I will wait for my brother to bring the camera over probably this weekend when he comes. Yay! =D Thank you sis!
Need to thank the following websites during my camera hunt hehe
CNET Asia (more for rough Singapore pricing)
CNET
Steve’s Digicams (for great reviews)
PC Magazine

During the search I kind of ran into Creative’s Star Buy promotion. You can get a Zen Vision for half price!!! First 5 customers get 50% off, the next 20 get 30% off, the next 50 get 20% off while the rest get 10% off. It’s some online offer which is a pretty good deal if you are looking for a portable media player which is better than the iPod in terms of performance, screen size, file formats and extra features. Now I wonder if ladyada will make a media player device as a possible successor to MintyMP3.

Also met up with Denise, Dominic and Ruyi yesterday. Had a great time just chatting and eating. It’s going to be different when I go back, going to miss the fellowship of the trippers. BTW the photos I took when I was bored are up here (need to add me to your contacts first so I can share with you, on request of Mr. Tee =p). Nothing much to see except people sleeping haha. Anyway I need to go school later and after that run some personal errands. A great new week that the Lord has blessed us with: don’t waste it. Take care and God bless! =)

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